Hinduism : The Eternal Tradition Sanatana Dharma
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THE GREAT REFUGE BY RAM SWARUP

2. CODE OF SANATANA DHARMA

To strive to do the following with sincerity, commitment and dedication:

TO RECOGNIZE THE SEVEN COSMIC PRINCIPLES
THE SUPREME SELF -
Paramatman
To see the Self in all beings and all beings in the Self. To see the entire universe in the Self and the Self in all the universe. To see God as the Self and the Self as God.

REALITY/THE GODHEAD - Para Brahman
To respect the Divine or Truth as the true reality both within and outside all appearances, as Being-Consciousness-Bliss, Sacchidananda, underlying all the names and forms of the universe. 

GOD, DIVINE FATHER/DIVINE MOTHER - Ishvara/Ishvari
To honor the Divine ruler of the universe in both masculine and feminine qualities as creator (Brahma-Sarasvati), preserver (Vishnu-Lakshmi) and destroyer (Shiva-Kali). To honor His/Her reality on all levels from the deities of nature to the Supreme Lord and Lady of the universe (Maheshvara/Maheshvari).

NATURE - Prakriti/Shakti 
To honor all Nature as the manifestation of the Divine, as the body of the Cosmic Person (Paramatman) who is pure consciousness. To see in Nature the mirror of the Divine Self. This includes honoring the Devatas (deities) functioning through Nature, including the different nature spirits.

 

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About Appendices
The Great Refuge
Code of Sanatana Dharma Pg1
Code of Sanatana Dharma Pg2
Code of Sanatana Dharma Pg3
Code of Sanatana Dharma Pg4
Code of Sanatana Dharma Pg5
Outline of Sanatana Dharma
Sanskrit Glossary Pg1
Sanskrit Glossary Pg2